Room to Breathe (ZOEgirl album)

Room to Breathe
Studio album by ZOEgirl
Released	March 15, 2005 [1]
Studio	Sweetbriar Studios, The Loft, Pentavarit, Fireside Studios, Sound Stage Studios and The Lealand House (Nashville, Tennessee) Bridge Street Studios, Dark Horse Studios, Sound Kitchen, Fun Attic Studios and The Bennett House (Franklin, Tennessee)
Genre	Pop rock CCM
Length	40:16
Label	Sparrow
Producer	Doubledutch (Josiah Bell & Robert Marvin) Tedd T Mark Heimmerman Shaun Shankel
ZOEgirl chronology
Different Kind of Free (2003) Room to Breathe (2005) With All of My Heart – The Greatest Hits (2005)
Singles from Room to Breathe
"About You" Released: February 7, 2005 [2] "Scream" Released: July 10, 2005 [3] [4] "Dead Serious[ citation needed ]"

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Reason to Live"	Lynn Nichols, Alisa Childers, Kristin Schweain, Josiah Bell, Robert Marvin	3:48
2.	"Dead Serious"	Mark Heimermann, Chrissy Katina, Childers, Schweain	3:00
3.	"About You"	Pete Kipley, Shaun Shankel, F. Reid Shippen, Katina, Childers, Schweain	3:24
4.	"Scream"	Childers	4:15
5.	"Forevermore"	Nichols, Bell, Katina, Childers, Marvin, Schweain	3:31
6.	"The Way You Love Me"	Katina, Nichols, Bell, Marvin	4:25
7.	"Let It Out"	Katina, Childers, Nichols, Schweain, Brandon Harris	2:39
8.	"Good Girl"	Katina, Childers, Schweain	3:02
9.	"Not the One"	Katina, Nichols, Marvin, Childers, Bell	3:24
10.	"Skin Deep"	Schweain	4:41
11.	"Safe"	Katina, Childers, Schweain	4:07
Total length:			40:16

Personnel

ZOEgirl

• Alisa Childers – vocals, acoustic guitar (8)
• Chrissy Conway-Katina – vocals
• Kristin Schweain – vocals, acoustic piano (10)

Musicians

• Josiah Bell – programming (1, 5, 6, 9, 11)
• Robert Marvin – programming (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), acoustic piano (11)
• Mark Heimmerman – programming (2, 4), keyboards (2, 4), acoustic piano (4)
• Shaun Shankel – keyboards (3), arrangements (3)
• Tedd T – programming (7, 8, 10)
• Brandon Harris – programming (7), additional guitars (7)
• Damon Riley – programming (8)
• Lynn Nichols – guitars (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), electric guitars (7, 8, 10)
• George Cocchini – guitars (2, 4)
• Pete Kipley – guitars (3)
• Brent Milligan – additional guitars (7, 8)
• Chris Rodriguez – acoustic guitar (10)
• James Katina – bass (1, 5–11)
• Jackie Street – bass (2, 4)
• Mike Childers – drums (1, 5–11)
• Dan Needham – drums (2, 4)
• Chris McHugh – drums (3)
• David Davidson – viola (4), violin (4)
• Claire Indie – cello (6, 11)
• Christa Black – violin (11)
• Andy Selby – string arrangements (11)

Production

• Brent Milligan – executive producer
• Josiah Bell – producer (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), editing (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), recording (6)
• Robert Marvin – producer (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), editing (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), recording (1, 5, 6, 9, 11)
• Lynn Nichols – additional production (1, 5–11)
• Mark Heimmerman – producer (2, 4)
• Shaun Shankel – producer (3), recording (3), digital editing (3)
• Tedd T – producer (7, 8, 10), overdub recording (7, 8, 10), editing (7, 8, 10)
• Joe Baldridge – bass and drum recording (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), track recording (7, 8, 10), mixing (7, 10)
• Nathan Watkins – bass and drum editing (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), tracking assistant (7, 8, 10)
• Andy Selby – vocal editing (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), cello recording (6), recording (11)
• Shane D. Wilson – mixing (1, 5, 6, 9)
• Todd Robbins – recording (2, 4), mixing (2, 4)
• Pete Kipley – recording (3)
• F. Reid Shippen – recording (3), mixing (3, 11)
• Bill Whittington – digital editing (3)
• Skye McCaskey – overdub recording (7, 8, 10), recording (9, 11)
• Rusty Varenkamp – overdub recording (7, 8, 10), editing (7, 8, 10)
• Allen Salmon – editing (7, 8, 10)
• Tony Palacios – mixing (11)
• Dave Salley – assistant engineer (2, 4)
• Josh Vegors – assistant engineer (2, 4)
• Chris Yoakum – assistant engineer (2, 4)
• Lee Bridges – recording assistant (3), digital editing (3)
• Mike "X" O'Connor – recording assistant (3), digital editing (3)
• Kenzi Butler – mix assistant (11)
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Leon Zervos – mastering
• Sterling Sound (New York, NY) – mastering location
• PJ Heimmerman – production manager (2, 4)
• Jan Cook – creative director
• Alexis Goodman – art direction, design
• Dana Tynan – photography
• David Cox – hair stylist
• David Kaufman – wardrobe styling
• Sarah Sullivan – make-up
• Proper Management – management

Reception

Room to Breathe received generally favourable reviews. JesusfreakHideout gave it 4 stars and said "Room to Breathe is as relevant and bold as ever". CCM also gave it high ratings saying "Room to Breathe is a solid, wisely produced collection".

Chart performance

Room to Breathe peaked at No. 108 on the Billboard 200. It peaked at No. 5 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums and reached the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Heetseekers chart. ^[11]

References

1. Room to Breathe on MTV
2. Tommy2.net | Daily News. As of February 7, 2005. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
3. Tommy2.net » Daily News. Published on July 10, 2005. Accessed November 2, 2011.
4. "R&R Christian Chart". Archived from the original on February 10, 2003. Retrieved October 31, 2011. As of August 26, 2005. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
5. "About.com". Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
7. Christianity Today
8. CMCentral
9. Cross Rhythms
10. Jesus Freak Hideout
11. "ZOEgirl fact sheet - EMI Christian Music Group" . Retrieved September 3, 2016.^{[ dead link ]}